Test-weight car.



l. H. A. BOUSFIELD.

TEST WEIGHT CAR.

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JOHN H. A. BOUSFIELD, OF ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR TO E. AND T. FAIR- BANKS AND COMPANY, 015 ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, A CORPORATION OF VER- MONT.

TEST-WEIGHT CAR.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patqeymt edl June 26, 191?,

Application filed August 23, 1915. Serial N 0. 46,957.

To'aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. A. BonsrmLu, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at St. Johnsbury, in the v county of Caledonia and State of Vermont,

upward and with the accessories removed.

One of the features of my improved test weight car is the construction of the body proper and the underframe of the car. This comprises integral castings, which form the underframe and weight compartments, and

. to which the wheel standard, draft rigging and other accessories are secured. Preferably the body is formed of two complementary castings A A secured to each other in the longitudinal central plane of the car. Each casting is formed with a plurality of pockets B for receiving the weights, and which are separated from each other by integral cross partitions C. To hold these castings in alinement there is preferably a projecting rib D on one engaging a corresponding groove E in the other, and bolts F secure the adjacent Walls together. The.

heads and nuts for these bolts engage counter-sunk recesses and therefore free the walls from obstructions.

bearings are formed by spaced projections A and A cast integral with the castings A and A. The boxes I on age springs J which are connected byshac les K to arms L of the pedestal, thereby afiiording a resilient yieldable support for the body. The draft rigging M is bolted or otherwise secured to the base of the castings, as are also secured various other accessories, and

suitable bearings are formed upon the castings for attachment of these parts. Surrounding the body proper is a platform N, which comprises an angle bar frame having supporting brackets N secured to the body proper, and floor plates 0 supported on the frame. I also form integral with the castings A and A push pole pockets P at the corners thereof, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The body proper is covered by a series of hinged lids Q, for closing the several pockets, and these are formed with depending foot flanges Q to exclude the wet. Centrally beneath the car and extending thereacross is a tool box R, which is provided with suitable hinged doors at the ends thereof, and sheet metal shields S, preferably extending from this box to the opposite ends of the car to protect the parts from snow and, ice.

In the car constructed as described, and having the other necessary equipment, such as brakes, etc, not described in detail, the pockets B are filled with the weights, which are preferably of rectangular form and together exactly fill the space. The parts are preferably so proportioned that the detachable weights Carried are slightly in excess of the weight of the car, which permits at any time of verifying the weight of the car.

The box R in addition to carrying the tools serves to carry the weights required for sealing the car, and to this end is preferably provided with one or more shelves or trays R.

What I claim as my invention is T 1. In a test weight car, a combined body proper and underframe formed of a pair of complementary castings secured. to each other in the central longitudinal plane of the car, and each provided with a series of mentary castings, comprising side members, bottom and cross partitions for dividing the space into a plurality of compartments, said complementary castings meeting in the central plane of the car and being provided With interengaging bearings to hold the same in alinement, and securing devices for the adjacent sides engaging recesses therein.

4. In a test weight car, a combined body proper and underframe formed of a pair of abutting complementary castings, each provided with a pocket for receiving a. test weight, and means for securing said com plementary castings to each other.

5. In a test Weight car, a body formed of a plurality of complementary castings each provided with a pocket forv receiving the test Weights, said castings having interengaging members on their meeting faces to hold the same in alinement, and means between their outer surfaces for securing the meeting faces to each other. In' testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN H. A. BOUSFIELD. Witnesses:

OSMAR A. ULLRrcH, GEO. R. BOLLINGER. 

